Ex-Cop Amber Guyger's Mother Takes Stand In Sentencing Phase Of Murder Trial
The mother of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger took the stand during the sentencing phase of her daughter's murder trial.
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The mother of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger took the stand during the sentencing phase of her daughter's murder trial.
The judge in the trial of former Dallas Police officer Amber Guyger gave the jury instruction on a legal defense that could reduce the officer's sentencing range.
As Amber Guyger spends her first night in the Dallas County Jail, communities across the county are reacting to the murder conviction.
SMU law students attended a "flash class" on the Amber Guyger case on Tuesday.
Botham Shem Jean's mother, Allison Jean was the prosecution's first witness in the punishment phase of the trial, which began a few hours after the verdict.
A jury in Dallas has reached a decision in the trial of former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger. They found the 31-year-old guilty of murder.
Full length video of closing arguments and verdict.
Jurors in the murder trial of Amber Guyger have entered their first full day of deliberations after hearing closing arguments Monday as the former police officer's fate now rests in their hands.
There was no verdict Monday from the jury in the Amber Guyger murder trial after more than five hours of deliberations.
During closing arguments, a prosecutor at the Amber Guyger murder trial said most of what Guyger said in testimony last week was "garbage."
A number of developments Monday morning as the Amber Guyger trial in Dallas entered its 7th day.
The murder trial of former Dallas officer Amber Guyger continues into day seven.
At a gala for the Botham Jean Foundation — on what would have been his 28th birthday — Jean's family spoke publicly for the first time since the trial began for the former Dallas Police officer indicted for his murder.
The judge presiding over the Amber Guyger murder trial suddenly canceled what was supposed to be a full day of testimony Saturday.
The murder trial of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger continued onto day six, which fell on Saturday, Sept. 28. But was shortly canceled around 11 a.m. by Judge Tammy Kemp for reasons unknown at this time.
As Amber Guyger gave a three-hour-long, emotional testimony at her murder trial Friday, hundreds of citizens gathered at the courthouse wanting to hear an explanation for the shooting death of Botham Jean.
"I hate that I have to live with this every single day of my life and ask God for forgiveness and I hate myself every single day," Guyger said on the witness stand.
The former Dallas police officer accused of shooting and killing her neighbor, Botham Jean, in his own apartment last year is testifying today.
The murder trial of former Dallas officer Amber Guyger continues into day five after the prosecution rested its case on Thursday.
The former Dallas Police officer's defense team will begin presenting its case on Friday.
Crime scene investigators took center stage on day 4 of the Amber Guyger trial in Dallas.
The murder trial of former Dallas officer Amber Guyger continues into day four.
Outside the presence of the jury, Texas Rangers investigator David Armstrong said he doesn't believe a crime was committed when Amber Guyger killed Botham Jean thinking she was in her apartment and that he was an intruder.
Local activists are calling for the firing of a Dallas police officer after prosecutors revealed that text messages between him and Amber Guyger the night of shooting were deleted.
The trial of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger continues.
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Three people now face charges in the killing of Dominique Coleman, who was 38 years old.
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